Daily Republican., 1887-12-05
"A GOOD NIGHTS wo kK.
y. "@hbling Iions LAST
s,. sAihg - Poiies Station


Crowded with Prisoners.
From Information communicated IN
Mayor Rhoads, by City Solicitor BalI. a
series OF raids we're made last Saturday
evening on thren notorious Gambling
dens, and about 50 prisoners. .'inclndin, :,
the pfopF'etors oithe places, we're lod gsd
IN the cells a. police station. Wn..
rams were sworn out In the afterneou
Tor the arrest Of Howard Rlca OF d Alex.
ancer .Fouls0n, both colored. fot gup
ninR ganbiiug house at Fifth ard
Wannt Streets tor Thomas Batson.
coIorsd, for msintainIpS a place OF
Rsn blias at No 102 Market bi rect. and
fer John Bradley, colCred, fnr keenjpg
s gambling place a. No. l16 Tstuaii
ttraet. Mayor RnuaGs accotdingly or.
deTed the entire force to report fox 1u,y
at police station ou ss.urin ' evening,
md few minutes Ai,er 3 O'Clock Ser.
geant Lopar with n ,uaad OF of.ioers
started for Flitd and y alaut gueers.
This place bs- tho arpea rance Of a
small tobacco and seg.r s;ore rom the
outside, but upon entering II is fcunt
that ihe stock. consisting Of q few
boxes OF cigars, - IN the window BecS
OF tho store is \ ANAL room With q tebls
sim lar to counter extending nearly
its ltnRb, on which "sTeat" We,
played. TIE door cf the ktore ia on
Fishers alley. email thofouRh,ars
rnnuiug north from Fifth st1eet, and ay
soon as the sergeant reached tho place
he stationed ohcer along ti4is pnssage.
way, and thea, accompanied by two
thiceri, InaIchtd into the back !ootu
"hich vas hllsd With colored men
stalking their money on the game,
which was being conducted by Bee
and Ponison The inmates we're dum b.
Get and male 40 effort 70 escape.
R'cs and Puulson were taken 20 the
h4.i, while. the otficers remained on
guard over tie others until reinforce
nent' arrived, when the entire nun ber
W.5a the eweot cloth, dice and othor
things were also taken 70 .he station.
Among tho articles captured was q
clotn, Oh which are painted numerals
'rcm 70 b, several dice and boz, chips
ard cards. ~ soon as tha men ware
hIo1Rht 70 tho hal their namts were
taken, after which they were locked up
IN The corridor.
II tie meantime Ssr9eant Mcvey,
with ar ,gaad OF mrn, had q uietly
descended on TIE den nj No l02 MHtket
street Tbomas Batsou, thd proprietor,
was found busy AT mis- neiHr.oUs basi.
neIs, End IN cdd!cion 10 him there were
fifteen other msn in the reas room On
the tiist Il 5or and Ia tho dbcond story
iroui. Wheu the oili entered TIE
room oae Ilan jumpsd cnt tae w.ndOv
TO TIE aTHtng, wh!ca bTake through
with his wciPht, Ous 10 rea 1aal tle
sidawa K uniiju-ed ard maze Bis eg.
cape. When the men wbre brought
out on the stree, 50t2e OF them started
TO ran but they wtys soOr rtcsptGFaG
and isknn TO The bail. 10 this placn
ilerc was s~ea, board, PweSt cloth,
poker CDiIS, ilce aud dice boxes Gnt
cards, e.. OF which were 4 t4kSI TO the
hall,
The piece Eert nv john Bradiey, ~
No. llG T-tnail street, was yaidsd By
Sergeant Taylor ana aq3Ad OF police.
S zJqen moa wers f5uul 10 JhiB deu,
and when tho osiCcfs enteFa ai the game
was iu prCIlesH AID money was On the
sweat Goth TheJe was also Number
Of poker chipH cards snd other gaol.
bling Implements aaOtprCit
Tae prisoners had n 'Hrllg before
Judge CGmu;ns yes,e-tHY morning,
" hen the o,EcgIs who tad made the
raids, with soma CT rhosa foGut in the
places, gave iLgir testimony, IN which
Batsou. 6immyne, Rice, POu!son and
Bradley were eaCF Aad iA 81 eco ball
for JEair 2ppAS!AJCs 2: cOGEt Some o.
tiOse cSptured IN the -,R6es were or
neTeG 20 inrn,sG Gail tor ta6ir appear
Auc1 as Uitneaass, suti ,Ae others we're
discharged. Ries surcea1et IN sacuriTR
bail, bat the Other1 weTg atiii lell this